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What happened in history on this day: February 3?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1976 - David Bunnell publishes in his "Computer Notes" Altair newsletter an article from Bill Gates, complaining of software piracy.
- 1986 - Microsoft registers with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and underwriters send out 38,000 50-page copies of a prospectus of the company, in preparation for first selling stock to the public.
- 1997 - Microsoft announces Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition, including a code compiler, ActiveX controls, and support for DCOM and Microsoft Transaction Server. Release date is set for mid-March.
- 2000 - Free-PC announces that it will no longer give away free computers, and will end the free Internet service. The company gave away about 25,000 computers in almost one year.
- 2000 - Microsoft announces its next consumer operating system will be called Windows Me, short for Windows Millenium Edition.
Video Game history:
- 1984 - Mattel announces it is selling its Intellivision video game business for US$20 million in cash to a group lead by Terrence Valeski, an executive of Mattel Electronics, for $20 million.
- 1989 - Nintendo files an amendment to its January lawsuit against Atari Games, charging patent infringement.
- 2005 - The Madden Bowl video game contest is held, as the Xbox Live Madden Championship.
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